Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2001-11-25 entitled "911: To An Unknown God--This is an Emergency!", as part of the series 'response to 9-11 Attacks", at Fountain Street Church, Grand Rapids. Tags: Nature Of Religion; Nature Of God;...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1998-07-05 entitled "A Declaration of Inter-dependence", as part of the series "Independence Day Weekend", at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Global Community, Inclusive, Justice,Peace,...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2008-05-04 entitled "A Final Act of Grace", on the occasion of Sunday Social Gathering, at Grand Haven Community Center. Tags: Community Of Faith; Practice Of Grace.

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1996-11-24 entitled "A Song of Quiet Trust", on the occasion of Thanksgiving Sunday, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Trust, Nature of God, Community ofGrace, Compassion. Scripture...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2002-11-17 entitled ''Abraham: One God, Three Names'', as part of the series ''Once Upon a Time...'', at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Religious Pluralism; Abrahamic Faiths. Scripture...

Charles Aldrich was born in 1925 in Hastings, Michigan, and enlisted in the US Navy after Pearl Harbor at the age of 17. He trained for 5 weeks at Great Lakes, and then went to gunnery school in Little Creek, Virginia to train as an Armed Guard for...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 1992-09-06 entitled "All is Grace", as part of the series "Images of God in the Stories of Jesus", at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Scripture references: Psalm 130:3-4; Luke 18:13-14.

Doug Anderson was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan and graduated from Union High School in 1943. He enlisted in the Navy and began training one month after graduation. Doug went through accelerated college courses at Oakland College in...

Wayne Anderson served as an armorer in the Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945. He was based in England and serviced fighter planes, primarily P-51 Mustangs, that escorted bombing missions. At the time of the Battle of the Bulge, he was assigned to...

Angel “Sal” del Rivero was born in Mexico. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he lived in Lincoln Park on Dayton Street. Later his family moved to the Lakeview Neighborhood near Wrigley Field. Mr. Rivero became one of the original members of the...

Angel “Sal” del Rivero was born in Mexico. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he lived in Lincoln Park on Dayton Street. Later his family moved to the Lakeview Neighborhood near Wrigley Field. Mr. Rivero became one of the original members of the...

Clergy--Michigan; Reformed Church in America; Christ Community Church (Spring Lake, Mich.); Sermons

A sermon given by Richard A. Rhem (Dick) on 2000-12-10 entitled "Are We Having Any Fun Yet?", on the occasion of Advent II, at Christ Community Church, Spring Lake, MI. Tags: Awareness, Spiritual Dimension of Reality,Meaning. Scripture references:...

Lou Arnold was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1925. She grew up in Pawtucket and played softball with her brother and eventually joined an amateur league where she played for a few teams. After playing a game with a rival team in Newport she...

Richard Astrauckas served with the Merchant Marines from 1943 to 1948 during World War II and with the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 during the Korean War. He discusses his pre-enlistment years, enlistment and training in the U.S. and sea voyages...

Evelyn Leonard was born in Grand Rapids in 1883 and grew up on Prospect Street. Evelyn (Eileen) was the daughter of the inventor of the refrigerator, Frank E. Leonard. Leonard was a Vassar graduate and married Noyes L. Avery in 1907. She was...

Dick Bailey was born in Pennsylvania and enlisted in the army at the age of nineteen during World War II. He spent the majority of his time deployed in the Pacific, working as an aircraft mechanic in the 13th Air Force. He went home to...